It’d be one thing if the Sox were this good AND Toronto and New York were as good as expected, but that’s not the case. The Yankees are an absolute paper tiger, seeing collapses all across the diamond. They’ll need to expend a ton of resources to right their ship in the next couple years. It’s beautiful. That’s why it’s time we go for it.
- If Jose Ramirez is indeed available, I’m not sure if Cleveland would get a better package than Duran and Downs. Could very well be a bad move for them at this point in franchise history, but he’s the jackpot.
- If nothing’s happening there, the Marlins have an incredible surplus of young starters (Alcantara, Sanchez, Rogers, Lopez, Meyer, Thompson, Cabrera, Garrett, Neidert, Hernandez, Poteet) I’d want to pluck from along with Aguilar or Cooper to bridge us to Casas.
- I’d also be happy with Cron but think Bard is too dicey to fit the nice narrative. Either way I hope we push hard for Marquez. (I figure Story will be a Yankee.)
I think Bloom wants long-term pieces over rentals, and it’s such a buyer’s market that I think he gets it.